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In the week ending July 15, the advance figure for
seasonally adjusted initial claims was 417,000, an increase of 18,000 from the
previous week's revised figure of 399,000. The 4-week moving average was
388,000, an increase of 5,250 from the previous week's revised average of
382,750.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate
was 2.5 percent for the week ending July 8, an increase of 0.1 percentage point
from the prior week's unrevised rate of 2.4 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment during the week ending July 8 was 2,721,000, an increase of 49,000
from the preceding week's revised level of 2,672,000. The 4-week moving average
was 2,664,500, an increase of 26,000 from the preceding week's revised average
of 2,638,500.
The advance number of actual initial claims under state
programs, unadjusted, totaled 493,313 in the week ending July 15, an increase
of 64,127 from the previous week. There were 443,698 initial claims in the
comparable week in 1994.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.4
percent during the week ending July 8, an increase of 0.3 percentage point from
the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits
in state programs totaled 2,685,852, an increase of 393,700 from the preceding
week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.5 percent and the volume was
2,710,100.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska, Puerto Rico,
and Rhode Island during the week ending July 1.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian
employees totaled 3,595 in the week ending July 8, an increase of 711 from the
prior week. There were 2,748 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an
increase of 331 from the preceding week.
There were 23,139 former Federal civilian employees
claiming UI benefits for the week ending July 1, a decrease of 2,384 from the
previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 25,005, a
decrease of 2,044 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending
July 1 were in Puerto Rico (4.9 percent), Alaska (4.4), Rhode Island (4.3),
Washington (3.4), California (3.3), Hawaii (3.0), Oregon (3.0), Pennsylvania
(3.0), Connecticut (2.9), and New Jersey (2.8).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending
July 8 were in Michigan (+16,934), Pennsylvania (+7,146), Indiana (+6,817),
Wisconsin (+6,342), and Kentucky (+5,873), while the largest decreases were in
Virginia (-3,270), California (-2,990), New Jersey (-1,089), the District of
Columbia (-843), and Texas (-596).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 15 July 8 Change July 1 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 417,000 399,000 +18,000 367,000 385,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 493,313 429,186 +64,127 341,207 443,698
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 388,000 382,750 +5,250 376,750 361,250
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 8 July 1 Change June 24 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,721,000 2,672,000 +49,000 2,637,000 2,733,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,685,852 2,292,152 +393,700 2,386,255 2,710,100
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,664,500 2,638,500 +26,000 2,615,500 2,737,000
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 2.5% 2.4% +0.1 2.4% 2.5%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 2.4% 2.1% +0.3 2.2% 2.5%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 8 July 1 Change Year
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Federal Employees 3,595 2,884 +711 3,244
Newly Discharged Veterans 2,748 2,417 +331 2,906
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 1 June 24 Change Year
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Federal Employees 23,139 25,523 -2,384 24,667
Newly Discharged Veterans 25,005 27,049 -2,044 31,713
Railroad Retirement Board 3,000 3,000 0 3,000
Extended Benefits 12,377 18,691 -6,314 34,623
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FOOTNOTES
SA - Seasonally Adjusted Data
NSA - Not Seasonally Adjusted Data
1 - Prior year is comparable to most recent data.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 07/08/1995
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
VA -3,270 Decrease due to a shorter workweek (Fourth of July
Holiday), as well as fewer layoffs in the textile,
apparel, furniture, food, and fabricated metals
industries.
CA -2,990 No comment.
NJ -1,089 Decrease due to a shorter workweek (Fourth of July
Holiday).
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
RI +1,001 Layoffs in the trade, service, and transportation
industries, and manufacturing.
IL +1,011 Layoffs in the trade and service industries, and
manufacturing.
OK +1,114 No comment.
WA +1,185 No comment.
PR +1,380 No comment.
AZ +1,402 Layoffs in the service industry.
MS +1,463 Layoffs in the lumber, wood products, electronic
equipment, electrical equipment, and transportation
equipment industries.
MO +1,634 Layoffs in the service and transportation
industries.
KS +1,708 Layoffs in manufacturing.
IA +1,722 No comment.
OR +2,012 No comment.
AL +2,067 Layoffs in the textile and service industries.
MN +2,143 Increase due to the start of a new quarter of wage
credits for benefit purposes, as well as layoffs in
manufacturing.
FL +2,472 Layoffs in the service and trade industries,
manufacturing, and agriculture.
MD +2,696 Layoffs in the leather goods, apparel, plastics,
food, service, paper, transportation equipment,
chemical, furniture, and fabricated metals
industries.
NC +3,220 Layoffs in the textile and furniture industries.
OH +3,314 Layoffs in the transportation equipment industry,
and various industries scattered throughout the
state.
GA +3,378 Layoffs in the textile industry, and manufacturing.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
AR +4,106 Layoffs in the tobacco, textile, primary metals, and
electrical equipment industries.
TN +4,171 Layoffs in the textile, apparel, furniture, paper,
rubber, leather goods, glass, fabricated metals,
service, industrial machinery, electrical equipment,
and transportation equipment industries.
NY +5,871 Layoffs in the service and a variety of other
industries.
KY +5,873 Layoffs in the textile, apparel, and electrical
equipment industries.
WI +6,342 Layoffs in the trade and service industries, and
manufacturing.
IN +6,817 Layoffs in the fabricated metals, tobacco, lumber,
rubber, glass, primary metals, non-electrical
equipment, electrical equipment, transportation
equipment, and trade industries.
PA +7,146 Layoffs in the fabricated metals and furniture
industries, and manufacturing.
MI +16,934 Layoffs for model changeover in the automobile
industry.
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